Cuisine: Asian
Price Point: Mains from $20 - $30
Ranked: #11 of 93 restaurants in Auckland
Cool, colourful and with charismatic staff, Monsoon Poon is the sort of restaurant that makes any evening feel like a party. Decorated with an eclectic jumble of artefacts from across Asia, this is a feel-good destination for dinner and cocktails.
The food draws inspiration from across the Asian continent, with India, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines all well represented. Think banquet menus the whole crew will love, spicy options that will set your palate on fire, curries, noodles and plenty of veggie plates.
Grab a table and let the feast begin. Crowd pleasers include prawn wontons, beef rendang and fish tacos, while wok fried tofu and eggplant is served in a sichuan style clay pot, giving it an authentic twist. Feeling brave? Their signature firecracker chicken sliders with dynamite mayo are legendary… for those who dare!
A cold Southeast Asian beer or refreshing wine is the perfect contrast to all that chilli, while the cheeky cocktail menu includes serves such as the Suzy Wong, Singapore Sling and Poon Tang. Personally, we love the coconut margarita.
Grab a table before they’re gone.
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Monsoon Poon
Corner of Custom Street West and Lower Hobson Street - behind viaduct
Auckland 1010
Open Hours:
Mon - Fri 11.30am - Late
Sat 5pm til Late
Sunday 5pm til chef sleepy
Phone: 09 379 9311
Website: www.monsoonpoon.co.nz
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Reviews
Janet Keesing - dined at Monsoon Poon on 11 February 2019
Great food, excellent and attentive service. Definitely recommend and will definitely go back
Sara Batchelor - dined at Monsoon Poon on 6 February 2019
Great Food, Great Service.
Angel Riley - dined at Monsoon Poon on 4 February 2019
Top notch! The food was beautiful and the service from the entire team was incredible! I highly recommend
Desirée Lennon - dined at Monsoon Poon on 30 January 2019
Great range of options, tasty food, quick service (probably slightly too quick between entrees and mains!)
Mary Hanna - dined at Monsoon Poon on 27 January 2019
It was s great night! We started dinner 1700 and finished 1900. Still outside was not dark. So we had a drink and walked around Viaduct. Lucky we saw Harbour Bridge light up last night. What s great night!
Ikue Iyama-Reeves - dined at Monsoon Poon on 27 January 2019
Great food and great service one of our favourite places in Auckland
Julia Johnson - dined at Monsoon Poon on 23 January 2019
Very nice place... just beside the downtown car park... good food and very quick, no need to wait... all staffs are sooo nice... We love it, will come again.!!!
AMY BAI - dined at Monsoon Poon on 16 January 2019
Fabulous authentic atmosphere. Amazingly delicious food & yummy cocktails. Faultless service. Highly recommend.
Jane Hill - dined at Monsoon Poon on 15 January 2019
Service 100% The first table conditions very clearly explained to us. Waiter was lovely and gave great recommendations. Food is delicious as always. Highly recommended for both small or large Groups.
Sarah Tang - dined at Monsoon Poon on 13 January 2019
Delicious food and friendly staff.
Alice Johns - dined at Monsoon Poon on 9 January 2019
Good environment, sat next to Windows and had sun issues but didn't get asked to move which would have been helpful
- dined at Monsoon Poon on 6 January 2019
Great food, great cocktails, very friendly and helpful staff. Awesome decor and atmosphere, I could not fault a thing. I will be dining here again.
Samuel Gooding - dined at Monsoon Poon on 7 January 2019
Great food. Great service. They never rushed us at all. Will certainly be back.
Paul Mincham - dined at Monsoon Poon on 30 December 2018
Delicious food and great service, thank you.
Kiri Chivell - dined at Monsoon Poon on 19 December 2018
That firecracker chicken......wow!!! Super spicy!! lol Luckily, I got a bowl of rice to help me with downing all the pieces of chicken.
The non-alcoholic drinks are on the sweeter side. The service was really good!
Zhe Min Shao - dined at Monsoon Poon on 19 December 2018
Brilliant food and service would eat there again
Judith Rodgers - dined at Monsoon Poon on 18 December 2018
Great Staff, Great Food, Right next to the large Downtown carpark Central Auckland, We were all happy to have found Monsoon Poon.
Colin Bennett - dined at Monsoon Poon on 17 December 2018
Food was good except the curry laksa was not authentic at all. Could be better, but the service was good though, and the sago pudding dessert was amazing!
Thank you!
Irene Lee - dined at Monsoon Poon on 9 December 2018
First time dining at Monsoon Poon and the food was great! Will definitely dine here again.
Olivia Mann - dined at Monsoon Poon on 11 December 2018
We went Monsoon Poon for a Sunday family dinner. The atmosphere and service was great. I love the variety in the menu. As always yummy food and delicious exotic cocktails! We had a great time and will definitely be back.
Erin - dined at Monsoon Poon on 9 December 2018
Was an overall great experience and would recommend to anyone looking to try a top asian fusion restaurant. We got the Nasi Goreng, Beef Rendang and combo platter. The proportions were huge and didnt leave us unsatisfied.
Vernon Sequeira - dined at Monsoon Poon on 9 December 2018
Absolutely delicious..!
Wendy Saelmans - dined at Monsoon Poon on 5 December 2018
We were excited to try this restaurant again with first table! The location is central with lovely environment in the restaurant. All food and drink were served well.
Yannan Jiang - dined at Monsoon Poon on 18 November 2018
We had a great meal, of 4 tapas dishes. Monsoon Poon is an old favourite, but this exceeded our expectations. Generous servings, and an impressive selection of quality wines. All of it topped off by the friendly, attentive service of our table waitress Reece. Thank you, Monsoon Poon.
Ian Cowper - dined at Monsoon Poon on 13 November 2018
Gobsmacked by the loud, quaint, cultural and dramatic setting of Monsoon Poon!
Ordered two entrees, the fried chicken wings with a tangy sauce containing tamarind was appetising but the imperial lettuce cup is a 10/10! We waited a bit before the three mains arrived. The soft shell crab curry came with a semi thick gravy which had divided reviews from our family, I think u can say we are food snobs! My daughter and I loved it but my hubby and other daughter say while it is nice, it was not mind blowing! The beef rendang was tender and had lovely flavour and we enjoyed the Thai beef salad, which had lots of tender sliced beef! The cocktails were well thought out with a south East Asian twist! Our evening - I’ll rate 7.5/10, mind u, we r tough critiques cos we are Asians tasting asian cuisine! Haha!
Dollice Chua - dined at Monsoon Poon on 11 November 2018
Delicious food, excellent service, perfect atmosphere even at an earlier sitting than normal. Would highly recommend!
Kala Clark - dined at Monsoon Poon on 7 November 2018
Excellent Asian fusion restaurant with superb sharing options and delicious mains
Gareth Davies - dined at Monsoon Poon on 6 November 2018
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28 reviews
Great food and a nice place for an after work catchup.....We started with Firecracker chicken sliders...what a good way to introduce some heat to the non chilli lovers...this dish was a hit. The mains we shared were Shaking beef (succulent, beautifully cooked and moorish), Singapore noodles and duck salad. Fresh beautiful combo, we seriously could not have asked for a nicer, lightly spiced, fresh herb mix of dishes. Fresh chilli on the side spiced things up for the one heat lover in our group. Thanks Monsoon Poon we are all happy to return to your restaurant anytime!